HINDUSTAN CHEETAH AND CHETAK

Bajo las designaciones HAL CHEETAH Y HAL CHETAK, Hindustan construye bajo licencia los helicópteros Aeroespatiale SA315B LAMA y SA316B ALOUETTE III, respectivamente. En ambos casos, el sistema inicial elegido fue el montaje local de los componentes importados de Francia, pero posteriormente ambos modelos fueron totalmente fabricados en la India. Hasta el momento se han construido unos 150 Cheetah y 260 Chetak.

Hindustan Aircraft, as India's national aviation industry organisation, has manufactured a large range of indigenous and licensed designs over the years. Its Bangalore factory took out a licence with Aerospatiale to manufacture the SA-315 Lama five-seat helicopter, which was named Cheetah in Indian service. The first aircraft flew in October 1972, and approximately 190 examples have been built to date (including 17 from Aerospatiale components) - practically all of which have been delivered to the Indian Army. HAL then took a further licence to manufacture the SE.3160 / SA.319B Alouette III, which is known as the Chetak, and was already in service with the Indian Air Force. Again, the majority of the 280-odd aircraft which have been built have gone for military use but approximately 20 are in Indian commercial service.

R.Simpson "Airlife's Helicopter and Rotorcraft", 1998

Characteristics Características	Information Información	Characteristics Características	Information Información
First Flight Primer Vuelo	19	Engine Motor
Seating Capacity Plazas		Power Potencia	SHP each
Empty Weight Peso Vacío	Kg	Hover Ceiling O.G.E. Estacionario O.G.E	Fts
Maximum Weight Peso Máximo	Kg	Hover Ceiling I.G.E. Estacionario I.G.E	Fts
Vel. Cruise Vel. crucero	Kts	Service Ceiling Techo de Servicio	Fts
V.N.E. V.N.E	Kts	Maximum Range (Std) Alcance (Std)	NM